ABOUT WAKA…
Waka TV is creative and dynamic Irish independent television production company, specializing in producing entertaining, thought provoking, scripted and non-scripted programs and documentaries. With a roster of quality writers and experienced producers to draw on, Waka prides itself in harvesting, nurturing and launching exciting new talent as well as delivering distinctive and innovat
ive programming. Having successfully delivered a string of ratings hits to the Irish national broadcaster since 2007, Waka TV has diversified into a wide range of programming genres ranging from EFP comedies, sit-coms, studio chat shows and pop docs establishing itself as a consistent and trusted provider for RTE. Original format creation is a key area of expansion for the company having submitted winning formats in both the inaugural & 2013 RTE Format Farm Competition signing distribution deals with Fremantle Media and Nordic World and beating some of Europe’s top indies to take the top prize in the 2013 Nordic Format Search in Copenhagen. Waka TV was launched in 2007 by Warren Meyler and Katherine Lynch and just six months later they had a massive comedy success on their hands, with the six part mockumentary series Working Girls, pulling in an average audience share of a massive 30%. Following up with a string of hit comedies, studio chat shows Waka TV is currently in production with a number of projects including an exciting new studio gameshow and business format for RTE 1 plus a three part series "Vogue Williams Wild Girls" for RTE 2.
